The Vidraru Dam was built on the Arges River in 1965 being the first dam build in Romania. It’s an arch dam with high level of 166,60 m and the length of his wall is 305 m. The thickness of the dam at the bottom in 25 m and at the top 6 m. The lake, in good conditions has an area of 870 hectars and 465 milions of square meeters of water. The Vidraru Dam became the perfect place of the extreemers. Here it’s been amaneged the most high piste for bungee jumping lancing. On the summer time those who love this sport can jump with the elastic rope of 166 m . For details and reservations, call Michael Mandreanu – phone 0721 479 746 ( jumps may be made only by appointment phone ).

On the lake circulates some boats, you can ride on a cruise , you can ride with the hydrobicicle or you can rent some paddles and go fishing.

On the right side it’s a secondary paceful road DN7c but with a high deterioration risc , prefered by motocicleriders. You can arrive at this road following the tunnel that leads next to the barrage .

Weekend tourists, near the car rides near the Vidraru Dam or upper, at Balea Lake, they can go down with the snowboard or with the skyes , on the screeds of snow of he slope on the top of the balea lake. And for those that don’t have problems with the heart cand do somenting more special like: bungee jumping of the Vidraru barrage.

The Vidraru Dam made an appearance in the Series 14, Episode 1 of the BBC Motoring programme Top Gear. The three presenters had slept in their cars overnight while on their way to find the world’s best driving road in Romania and woke up in the shadow of the Vidraru Dam.

The bungee jump before the opening credits of the James bond film, Goldeneye was filmed at the Verzasca Dam in Ticino, Switzerland, not this dam, as widely believed.